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The curse of a nuclear phase-out? (KOR)
The globalization of Korea’s proprietary nuclear reactor technology has hit a snag. State utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) is no longer Toshiba’s preferred candidate to be a joint partner in a nuclear power plant project in Moorside, Englan…
Aug 03,2018
Selective condolences (KOR)
CHOI MIN-WOO The author is a political news reporter of the JoongAng Ilbo. Park Jeong-gi, father of late student activist Park Jong-cheol, passed away on July 28 and his memorial altar was set up in Busan. Blue House officials visi…
Aug 03,2018
Mercury hits record high of 39.6 in Seoul
Wednesday was the hottest day ever recorded in Seoul. The temperature in the city peaked at 39.6 degrees Celsius (103.3 degrees Fahrenheit) at 3:36 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). It broke the record fro…
Aug 02,2018
Honesty is the best policy (KOR)
Suspicions about North Korean coal being smuggled into South Korea despite UN sanctions are snowballing. What is more shocking is the suspicion that the practice has been ignored over the last 10 months since the authorities first discovered it last …
Aug 02,2018
Davy Jones’ Locker (KOR)
KWON HYUK-JOO The author is an editorial writer of the JoongAng Ilbo. Korea is surrounded by sea. Countless ships from many powerful nations have been sunk in these waters during numerous wars. Since there is no proof, let’s jus…
Aug 02,2018
Korail pulls plug on airport KTX service
The Korea Railroad Corporation, or Korail, is ending its Korea Express Train (KTX) service from Incheon International Airport to Seoul Station on Sept. 1. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Monday approved a request submitted i…
Aug 01,2018
Into the abyss (KOR)
Our economy is facing a crisis as companies cut investment and production. The prospects for next year are also gloomy. According to data released by Statistics Korea on Tuesday, Korea’s facilities investment for the month of June dropped by 5.9 perc…
Aug 01,2018
One Belt, One Globe (KOR)
YEH YOUNG-JUNE The author is the Beijing bureau chief of the JoongAng Ilbo. Chinese President Xi Jinping has returned to Beijing after an 11-day trip. The last stop on his five-country Middle East and Africa tour was Mauritius, …
Aug 01,2018
Heat warping train tracks, making roads crack
Railway tracks are expanding in the extreme heat, raising the risk of trains derailing on buckled tracks. The national railroad company is reacting by slowing down some trains and delaying others during the heat wave. The Korea Railroad Corporatio…
July 31,2018
Stewardship questions (KOR)
The steering committee of the National Pension Service (NPS) has determined when and how to exercise its voting rights on a number of stocks it invested in. In a Monday meeting, the largest institutional investor in Korea decided to adopt the so-call…
July 31,2018
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